Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Singapore
Singapore: Share of urban population who live in the largest city was 84.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Singapore, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of urban population who live in the largest city in Singapore stood at 84.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population who live in the largest city in Singapore peaked at 89.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1950.
Singapore ranks 3rd of 179 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 77.9% | 77.0% | 78.9% | 2 |
| 1960s | 84.7% | 83.5% | 85.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 87.2% | 85.8% | 88.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 89.1% | 89.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 88.3% | 88.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 87.1% | 87.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 85.7% | 86.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More population data for Singapore
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Population density 5,798 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 140,350 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 0.97 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 0.97 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 0.97 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 0.943 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 0.9384 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population who live in the largest city in Singapore?
- Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Singapore was 84.8% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1950.
- How does Singapore rank for share of urban population who live in the largest city?
- Singapore ranks 3rd out of 179 regions with data for 2020.
- Is share of urban population who live in the largest city rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population who live in the largest city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.